Craft Your Gifts with AIS!

Give gifts that will stand out as unique, heartfelt, and personal!

December is the month for giving, and you might feel the pressure of getting that perfect for everyone on your list. Don’t panic! There’s a way that you can get something for everyone on your list without resorting to ‘easy’ gifts, or without breaking the bank. And the best part about this? Is that these gift tips will lead to meaningful and unique gifts that will leave an impression (and might lead to a demand for more of the same for all other gifts you give!).

• Personalized Wooden Crafts: From cutting boards to signs, wooden crafts can come in all shapes, sizes, and colors. These gifts could even be ones that your recipient can use to decorate next year for Christmas! Ornaments, bowls, nativity sets, and center-pieces can become that next piece of standard decor that’s always displayed with pride from year to year.
• Metallurgic Gifts: Metalworking is as vast an art as woodworking, you could be a master of knives, jewelry, or even more decorative pieces, but you can still find a way to turn this craft into a meaningful gift.

Don’t feel confident in your own ability to craft a personalized gift? Try shopping at your local maker’s markets and craft fairs. You’ll be amazed at what you can find, and you’ll end up supporting local businesses in the process. Another important tip to keep in mind is that these sorts of personalized, handmade gifts take time to create - so be sure you’re giving yourself plenty of time to work and refine your projects. It might be too late to start something new, but you can always take these tips into next year!

Don’t forget that abrasives can also count as gifts too! Maybe you know someone that wants to get into a hobby like blacksmithing, or there’s a fellow craftsman you know that has been in need of new abrasives for awhile! If that’s the case, shop our abrasives today!